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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GreatWalrus, post: 1696720, member: 35925&quot;]A lot of new collectors, like myself at one point, go on a spending spree at places like Ebay and buy coins that we think are a good deal... only to find out that they have been damaged by cleaning, scratches, PVC residue, etc. You can waste a lot of money on damaged coins in the beginning that you could have later spent on some problem-free coins instead. So I advise that you either do a lot of reading on how to detect damaged coins before buying or stick to buying coins that have been professionally graded, like 19Lyds said.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just reading and participating in the discussions in this forum will help you quite a bit. There are a lot of threads that are posted on this forum along the lines of &quot;is this coin cleaned/damaged?&quot; Those are a great resource to read opinions on how to tell if a coin is/isn&#039;t damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to CoinTalk and the hobby, by the way <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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